LeonoreBeethoven started composing Leonore in January 1804. The subject the release to freedom of an unjustly imprisoned man by his devoted wife was part of the genre of 'rescue operas' which were very popular at the end of the 18th century. The premiere of Leonore, given before an uncomprehending audience at a time of political upheaval, was a failure and Beethoven responded by shortening the work from three acts to two, which was the version performed in

She began her music career in the 60s

” released in 1958

and a slight punk edge

where he held several jobs at Court

12' Outer Sleeve

Rundgren played all of the instruments

Aitken/ Goodman - Flute & Harp

narrowing her previously broad palette to a handful of robust ideas

then to return in his late oeuvre with works transcending all that was usual: Symphony No

If the young Beethoven did not aspire to profundity in his own Septet

The soundtrack to this extraordinary production with a star-studded German cast (including Jannis Niewöhner

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